Water for High Tech

The number of internet users worldwide has more than doubled since 2010. Scaling demand for cloud-based data and service offerings—shaped by machine learning, cryptocurrency, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices—are growing in number and size, globally. IoT demands are also being impacted by supply chain constraints, highlighting the tech industry’s reliance on semiconductor chips.

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How are scaling data centers impacting water demand?

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Water for Data

789 million

smart water meters projected to be deployed globally by 2033

1 million+

gallons of water used daily for cooling by some U.S. data centers 

9,000 gallons

of water needed to manufacture a single semiconductor wafer

57%

projected share of water withdrawals by hyperscale data centers by 2030

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